Thanks also would anyone also know of a few good muds I should try.
Any kind would be nice.
On 12/20/13, loriduncan lori_dunca...@hotmail.com wrote:
Yes, if you know the server address and port, just go to add new and enter
the detales and the mud should appeare in the list.
-Original
Hi Charles,
I guess you said it yourself. You are a purest and are taking the term
wrestling too literally here. You are trying to compare pro wrestling
to another sport like football, basketball, bowling, etc when that
really is comparing two totally different things and trying to say
they
Hello! I am a person that doesn't usually play MUD'S, so I'm not sure if you'll
get
good advice from me, but there is one MUD, just one, that I like playing. The
server is,
ifmud.port4000.com
If you don't want to create an account right away, you can type guest for the
username, guest for the
Hi Charles,
If we were talking about financially speaking I would be in a much
worse situation, but I think we know by now developing audio games is
not and never has been about the money for me. I primarily write games
for myself first and for the community second. So from that
perspective
I periodically watch pro wrestling cards with friends of mine who are fans
and have written pro wrestling columns. We talk a lot more about the
stories than we do about the wrestling moves. We all like tNA best these
days, because its storylines seem more creative.
Teresa, whose favorite is
Hi Dark,
Well, I don't know what else I can say that hasn't already been said a
hundred times over. Clearly we have reached a point in the discussion
where nothing I say or do will sway you from your opinion, and nothing
you say will remotely change my mind either. So we will simply have to
agree
Hi Dallas,
I'm right with you there. A lot of companies, particular the
mainstream, release a product, say here is the specs to run it, take
it or leave it. Not a lot of accessible software developers are
willing to be that harsh, but maybe they should. If more accessible
developers took a more
I have everything of yours from ace fire dectalk scripter, timer,
chopper challenge river raders.
Every music you ever written.
I think one day I was so board I viewed your source, found where you
had your little movies and other audios, logos for each page and got them.
your random sound
I agree dark.
a simular discussion is going on the nvda list.
I have 7 but a lot of the games that are for the blind are old.
I have used xp for ages, and it still works.
7 is a good system as far as its better than vista.
8 though I don't know its ok but there are som many visual things now.
Hi
you need to do what you have to do, it's not your fault if people won't
upgrade. We've been trying to convince people on our internet site to try
to upgrade, if not for anything else, but for the security.
Amanda
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From: Thomas Ward
I agree allex.
There are people I know in enterprise companies
that simply don't update or secure their systems
as far as ms goes or with minimal security
because of the fact that any update has potentual
to stuff something and since time is cash they
only update the most critical and even
Well personally once ms gets it right I just hope they stay right.
they got it right with xp.
some what with 7 after that its if you like it then fine but if not well.
At 08:50 AM 12/20/2013, you wrote:
Well Dallas, your supposition doesnt hold up to
much scrutiny, since Apple has, and does,
Well I hope this does not come off to strong, but the reason I am
still hanging on to xp is because some games, missippi, and the gma
games gtc, lonewolf and sod really don't work that well witn 7.
There is also the vb6 issue that will probably eventually come up.
Now if the games we have that
True charles but most people do have at least a core2 and at least 2gb ram.
Most people should have at least dotnet 3.5 if not 4.0 installed and
anything over that is for touch devices and such anyway.
At 05:32 PM 12/20/2013, you wrote:
If you can take advantage of more modern tools to develop
Money, money, money. Who's got the money? The majority of the visually
impaired or blind population are unemployed, in a lot of cases, not through
any fault of their own. Upgrade with what? Or, even if you are working, if
you use products from Freedom Scientific because you think they are
Hi Lenron.
Absolutely, Vipmud would be no use as a program if it couldn't connect to
any mud you wanted. Go to the connect menue item, and enter the mud's
hostname and connection info (most muds have this on their website). You can
also add character name and password but it's best not to
Hi Lenron.
Well my mud experience is rather limited, but other than alteraeon I can say
materiamagica has been going through a major rewrite lately to make a lot of
things both more accessible, and more newbie friendly. I started
investigating this back in about september, but got somewhat
Hi Shaun,
Honestly, I think you are seriously over reacting to upgrading. I know
some people hate change, but going to special devices made
specifically for the blind most certainly is not the answer to the
problem. They are often over priced, way too expensive, and
proprietary to the point they
Interestingly enough, from friends of mine who do the more harsh and serious
sorts of mixed martial arts, (I have one friend who even das krav maga,
and yes, she is down right Scary!), since in those situations you are
dealing with people who are capable of doing real and serious damage
You know, it's a shame that there isn't a wider variety of muds out there. i
mean, star conquest is the closest I've come to the type of game that I like
but it's not really the type of game that I like. Sc really does force you
into doing group work which I don't always like to do. But I do like
Another real sport is amateur wrestling - which they generally include in
things like olympics, etc.?
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
- Original Message -
From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com
To: Gamers
I agree Jacob, though it seems a shame to describe something which is done
at the olympic level, where people spend thousands of hours training and
competing as ameter after all you'd not say someone who cycles or runs
or swims in the olympics as an ameter in that sport.
Myself, I think
Hi Charles,
Oh, I won't deny the fact that most blind people are unemployed and
are dependant on disability income like SSI and SSDI, nor can I ignore
the fact that the cost of living in the U.S. is pretty high right now.
That said, though, there are certainly ways to perform upgrades and
get new
Hi Shaun,
Well, not true. While I suspect most people have at least .NET 4.0
installed that has absolutely nothing to do with touchscreen devices.
Microsoft .NET is a programming API designed for rapid development and
deployment of applications cross Windows platforms and has nothing to
do with
Hi all,
I red about this in the newspaper (the link is belowe) and found this amazing.
Are some of those games at least a little accessible? Has anyone hurd about the
fifth on the list, called Papers, please? It seams very interesting and also
quite possible to adapt, at least from my point of
I know/agree, but, think that's just the name in use for it on varying
levels - from school teams, to people doing it as a past-time, up to olympic
level...smile
We could always just call it real wrestling..?
And, then you get the sort of reversal of pro wrestling to real life
beat-em-up -
That's actually on my list of things to try and save up for. Granted there's
been no indication that my current laptop, wich I've had for four years, is
about to go. But o course you never know with computers. Chances are tat
if/when I get a new laptop it'll ahve a newer OS like WOndows 7 or 9
Hi Shaun,
Regarding virtual machines for playing older games etc unfortunately
performance will always be something of an issue. You need a lot of
ram and CPU power to run a guest operating system in memory and get
something like native performance. As a rule of thumb the more ram and
CPU power
Hi Shaun,
You want to know what I find amusing about that comment?
I think a lot of people in this community have completely forgotten
the uproar caused by Microsoft releasing Windows XP. I remember people
on the Jaws list and elsewhere swearing up and down they would never
upgrade to XP, that
Hi Dark,
I definitely agree. I think show wrestling and competitive wrestling
is more suited than pro wrestling and amateur wrestling which doesn't
really make sense given that some amateur wrestlers are pro athletes
who compete in the Olympics and other major competitions like that.
On
Well jacob, in wrestling terms I do think competitie wrestling or indeed
real wrestling is the best term.
In terms of dodgy and illegal fights, well they're dodgy and illegal anyway
and what goes on there wouldn't really count as a real sport anymore than
those nasty pubs in the center of
hi. yeah, i agree. lol. it's amusigin to watch how most of the blind
commnunity works. even though i myself am blind, i sort of feel like
i'm on the outside, looking in. ahaha.
also, about the money / saving up thing.
not being funny here guys, but lets just put it this way. i am on
australias
Hi,
I recently started one called Cleft oof dimensions. It is not very different
in gameplay terms from other mud I've played so far, but the thing I like
about it is it's theme. It is based of of old console games, especially old
nintendo titles like Zelda, Final Fantasy, secret of mana or
I've recently begun playing one called ancient anguish. It's a medieval,
fantasy-themed game with classes such as adventurer, mage, clerick,
shapeshifter, and a couple more. It's quite good.
Shannon
On Dec 20, 2013, at 5:06 AM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote:
Hi Lenron.
Well my mud experience is
and if I really need a new computer my bank said although I am on social
security I can go take out a personal loan for $5000, pay them back
$4600 of the $5000 buy a new computer then just slowly pay off the rest
of the loan.
using windows7 laptop
On 12/20/2013 3:30 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
its easy an inexpensive to upgrade. computersfortheblind.net and
newegg.com and blaire technology group all sell good refurbished
machines with windows7. and eventually will have them with windows8. if
you really want windows8 just go get one from walmart or amazon maybe.
using windows7
or get a bank account, take out a loan pay back what you don't need
right away buy the new machine then pay back the rest of the loan.
using windows7 laptop
On 12/20/2013 6:35 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
Hi Charles,
Oh, I won't deny the fact that most blind people are unemployed and
are dependant
Hi. The below is taken from a forward from my husband. Thought it might be
of interest to some of you.
***
Hi folks,
The following is a project on kickstarter designed to help GMs mix
sound for games. As you can see, I've spoken to the designer and he's not
only in favor of making his
Well, we do actually have legal, sort of controlled environment cage
fighting this side of the world - think they do have sort of knockout time
limits, and sort of external referees to put a hold on a fight/call it off,
and, obviously, medical staff on hand, but, yes, no thanks - not my style/of
I guess my beef is with the classification rather than what they do. It is
sports entertainment, but nonprofessional tactics are allowed in a sport,
that sport is not professionally done, and I expect a professional sport to
be professional.
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Be positive! When it comes to being defeated,
Sport Entertainment would be accurate.
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Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished,
you! really! are! finished!
- Original Message -
From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Friday, December 20,
The difference between pro and amateur is that the amateur does not get paid
any money for participating and winning. Olympic athletes are every bit as
skilled as professionals, but they don't receive money for their endeavors.
I have seen Olympic archers shooting at a 48-inch diameter target
Unfortunately Darren, I suspect your problem is similar to mine.
i would love to play games like starcraft, age of orion or x com, but a
single player space game with that level of depth, stratogy and worlds to
explore just isn't out there, and even when muds include exploring, it
usually
Yeah I know what you mean. It's full of pk's on there that's for sure. I
guess that's why a lot of these games tend to fall very short for me in the
long run. Especially when it comes to vast areas which aren't really used
but could be and various forms of game expantion.
-Original
Hi Charles,
Fair enough. You are right that the classification is wrong because
while pro wrestling is treated as a professional sporting event the
way the events are staged it is often anything but professional in the
way the performers behave or conduct themselves. In this case the term
Hmmm Jacob, I've not actually heard of real, cage fighting as a serious
sport outside the cage matches in show wrestling.
I'll have to ask my martial artist friend about that, since it's entirely
possible it does go on over here I've just not heard of it specifically.
I always sort of
I don't know what the size of a 50 cent peace is exactly, but as my brother
is n archer himself I do know some feats in the olympics by archers are
quite astounding.
To be honest with sports, and to an extent with music simply saying a person
is a professional when they get paid doesn't work
Regardless of the skill of the person, that is the legal distinction.
Professionals get paid, amateurs do not.
---
Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished,
you! really! are! finished!
- Original Message -
From: dark d...@xgam.org
To: Gamers
Well charlse, law be buggered!this is again one of those categorical states
I think where you perhaps draw a strict distinction when in reality things
are more fluid, and to me putting an olympic athelete who trains for sevral
hours a day in the same category as someone who just goes to the
I suppose they do also have what they would classify as illegal moves -
something like an actual attempted killing blow to the throat, or something,
and not sure if they wear any form of protective gear - don't think so, but,
I know it often turns out that people will engage different forms of
That's it exactly. If it is staged and prearranged for spectator enjoyment
rather than a competition with set rules, it should not be called a
professional sport. I don't watch what is known as professional wrestling
because I'm not into that sort of thing. I would, however, like to watch a
I know that there is a thread dealing with Harry Potter muds, but I am not into
muds, so I have not been following that thread. Anyone know of any accessible
games that deal with the Harry Potter series?
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Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished,
you!
Sounds similar to the rules for mixed martial arts, which prohibit certain
sorts of fatal or very damaging blows, jabs to the throat, choke holds, eye
gouging etc.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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Have you played Sarah from pcs games? In terms of accessible harry potter
games that is very much first on the list.
Regarding other games, there is a legend of the green dragon mod based
around harry potter called hogwarts live. Gameplay seemed pretty standard
for Logd, fight monsters in
Not at all. This is the legal distinction between an amateur and a
professional, regardless of the amount of skill and training they have.
Professionals are paid, amateurs are not.
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Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished,
you! really! are! finished!
And what do you think legal distinctions are based on in the first place?
Ethical and linguistic distinctions used in the concepts made when those
laws were written, and those! sorts of distinctions are ones that need to
change and evolve with the world and society.
As however you've
I have played Phil's game, and like it quite a bit.
And I still refuse to beware the Grue!
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Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished,
you! really! are! finished!
- Original Message -
From: dark d...@xgam.org
To: Gamers Discussion list
I still can't get far in that game. If I'm on the broom I don't pick up things.
I also struggle finding the magical objects too, and I keep wasting my spells.
Lindsay Cowell
-original message-
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Harry Potter games
From: dark d...@xgam.org
Date: 20/12/2013 6:58 pm
Have you
Hi gamers.
I read that Swamp 3.0 is the latest and greatest in terms of the Swamp
game, but on www.kaldobsky.com, the latest version is 2.9D.
Any thoughts on this? Where can I get the newest release?
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Hi, there should be a patch you can download to update the game.
-Original Message-
From: Dakotah Rickard
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 8:39 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: [Audyssey] Newest Swamp
Hi gamers.
I read that Swamp 3.0 is the latest and greatest in terms of the
hi, you basicly ignore the version name he has on his site, as he
forgets to update it. lol. this is from the forum,
http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=6341
Version 3.0c is posted. You must download the main 3.0 file and then
add the very small 3.0c download to it.
Subject says it al.
Just wondering
K
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Hey gang. It's been ages since I've posted... just haven't had much to
say lately on the subject of gaming because of how busy I've been. But
I've definitely been keeping an eye on the list... anyhow, I just beat
one of the Japanese audio games, Shadow Line... after taking a very
long break from
Hi Charles and all,
So moving forward then, how do we address this situation for people so this
song does not need to keep getting played over and over and over again?
What steps might this community start taking now so that the situation can
improve and continue to do so?
Obviously this is
New Game! Choice of the Deathless -- You're not the bad guy. You're just his
lawyer.This came today from choiceofgames so I though people might be
interested to know.
- Original Message -
From: Choice of Games
To: d...@xgam.org
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 5:03 PM
Subject: New
Yeah my eventual plan is to get a more powerfull desk tower to do a
lot of this stuff.
I don't care about full performance, but I do want as fast as at
least my core2 is, I won't want to use all my cpus for a vm anyway.
My other plan was to have an old xp box hanging round I have one for now.
grin
I remember tom.
Ofcause we didn't have nvda then.
Everyone was going over from not caring to what they ran their
readers and how many ran if you ran 2 by mistake on win98 and lower so what.
On the early xp days you got things wrong installed or uninstalled
things the wrong way out of order
It's the lawyers that made the distinction, not me. I personally don't
agree with the laws, but they are what they are.
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Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished,
you! really! are! finished!
- Original Message -
From: dark d...@xgam.org
To:
Wow. That's quite an interesting battle. The music's cool too.
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!
-Original Message-
From: Clement Chou
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 4:44 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Shadow Line... again
Hey gang. It's been ages since I've
hi guys, Aprone wanted me to send this to the list, in hopes of
somebody figuring out what the problem might be, and helping him to
solve it.
Ever since the recent hacker incident, whenever I try to post to the
list I get an email failure notice. -
someone on here will hopefully post a solution
Hello,
Today, December 20, 2013, marks the fourth anniversary of RS Games. We have
grown from a single game, Monopoly, which ran on a single platform, to
cross platform, online gaming network, consisting of 15 games, including
the new releases we have for all of you. We have nearly 16,000
I'm sure tom would be able to help out with this.
At 01:33 PM 12/21/2013, you wrote:
hi guys, Aprone wanted me to send this to the list, in hopes of
somebody figuring out what the problem might be, and helping him to
solve it.
Ever since the recent hacker incident, whenever I try to post to the
Hi Ryan,
Those are some impressive numbers man, if those are all unique
subscriptions, you've got BA beat 40 to 1 with members, congratulations.
I tried emailing you from the RS Games page a while back to see if you
would be interested in having BA advertise at RSGames, but I didn't hear
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